{"product_id":"the-rebirth-of-anthropological-theory-stanley-barrett-9780802067180","title":"The Rebirth of Anthropological Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eInnovative and often controversial, Barrett's study ranges over the entire scope of anthropological theory. It provides a fresh interpretation of the history of theory and mounts an alternative perspective, built around dialectics, that is eminently suitable to post-colonial anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe argues that anthropological theory has failed to be cumulative. It has been characterized by oscillation and repetition - theoretical orientations have appeared and disappeared, only to be discovered once again. Addressing numerous conceptual contradictions which have never been resolved, he introduces novel concepts such as salvage theory and backward theory, and argues that in many respects anthropological theory resembles the structuralists interpretation of myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial life, he asserts, is inherently contradictory, although concealed by numerous mechanisms, most of which reinforce the status quo. Attacking the illusion of simplicity which has dominated positivistic approaches and the out-dated identification of anthropology with non-Western, primitive, and tribal societies, Barrett contends that power and privilege everywhere should be the basic concerns of anthropological inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802067182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802067180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.97w x 0.83d","brand":"Stanley Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448958824703,"sku":"9780802067180","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_010f1023-347f-4ac2-aadc-2ec044b46bac.jpg?v=1777261348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rebirth-of-anthropological-theory-stanley-barrett-9780802067180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}